Theme Of Trauma In Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

The presence of the Holocaust, during World War II occurred to have a major impact on millions of lives. In the novel night, written by Elie Wiesel, he shares the story about his personal attempt of fighting against faith, because of the circumstances that he was forced into, during the Holocaust. This essay will argue that, Elie Wiesel is an important character in this novel, due to the fact that he had a promising faith in the beginning, which he soon started questioning, causing Wiesel to lose complete trust in God. However, this leads to his choice of sharing his experiences, by also being the narrator of the novel Night. Elie Wiesel is a significant character who must be acknowledged.

Perry has had an abusive childhood with an alcoholic mother and a father who wouldn 't send him to school, and only allowed him to finish a third grade education. In the book, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, mental illnesses and psychological trauma affect Dick and Perry’s actions by influencing their thoughts and behaviors. Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology. This theory was a 5 layer pyramid made by Maslow of the basic human needs. Maslow created this theory in 1943-1954, and during that 11 years figured out the basic human needs.

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As a result of living in a concentration camp and the horrible experiences he lived through, it is evident that Wiesel begins to lose the faith that was once so important to him. Although Wiesel himself argues that he did not lose his faith, many would argue that the events that took place during the Holocaust caused Wiesel to resent God and lose his faith that was once so important to him. Growing up, Elie Wiesel’s faith

Hawthorne tells of this torture in such an imaginative and engaging way that one can almost feel the pain that Dimmesdale endured. The struggle between good and evil, right and wrong, confession of wrongdoing or the hiding of such is a theme that rings throughout the novel. Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, holds his anger and hatred deep inside. He spends the 7 years of the story bent on revenge.

“ Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one,” - Bruce Lee My hook relates to the book Night, a book by Elie Wiesel who is a Holocaust Survivor who had suffered in a concentration camp with his father, because it is saying how you can’t pray for an easy life, you have to be strong enough to live through it. It is about horrors of the Holocaust in first person, and how Wiesel and his father endured it. In Night, Elie and his father’s relationship changes throughout the book because in their home town of Sighet, Elie and his father are distant but they become much closer when they get deported. By the end of the book, they are drifting apart because Elie’s selfishness takes a hold of him.

Not only did Lincoln have physical challenges, but he had mental dilemmas as well. Because Abraham Lincoln overcame these struggles, he left a lasting

The cruelty of life can change one’s perspective of the world. When people experience difficulties in life, like loss and grief, they sometimes struggle to come to terms with the sadness and the truths of reality. Some may become traumatized and tempted to get a revenge due to the sudden loss in order to cope with the sadness within oneself and sometimes may become stuck. In the anti-war film Platoon written by Oliver Stone, Chris Taylor is a naive adolescent, who volunteers to go to war to fight for his country due to his moral obligation. The death of his mentor named Elias completely ends the remainder of the innocence that Chris once had, but additionally, he has become the reluctant to leave the war at the end of the film.

Lovecraft did not made up the terror he reflected in his stories, it is the terror of what he faced and struggled, that affected him deeply to the extent to write about it. He had a rough life, as the history of his family is full of human delicacy and nervous breakdowns. Moreover, he dropped out of school, without graduating, and that made Lovecraft battle unemployment for the rest of his life. Lovecraft depended on a theory, which is a result of his lifetime results and beliefs that he applied in his works. This theory is Cosmicism,

Having no understanding of who they are and why they've been unfortunate enough to be where they are. The negative portrayals of people who look like them in the media distorts the opinions of themselves, their friends and family. From an early age black children suffer from low self-esteem and struggle with their identity as it relates to the world. As they grow up they don't see an improvement in their lifestyle, they understand the ghetto to be home. Many are not given the opportunity to understand life outside of their home.

J.D Salinger classic novel the catcher in the rye reflects on the life of Holden Caulfield life and his emotional breakdown and his self isolation at penecy prep. The loss of Holden little brother and the school environment changed his perspective on

The loss of his father was the major life event that has impacted negatively his life. H.G never received treatment for his ADHD and possible learning disability. As a result of his life stressors he was not able to continue a healthy development. One can say that Maslow’s pyramid is from its very base lacking all the foundations in the case of H.G. “His physiological needs were met at a very basic level; the same could be said about his sense of safety and belonging as well as his esteem needs.” (Mandich, 2015, p. 42).